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Laos to Reopen Applications for Non-Bank Financial Institutions by End of 2026

The Lao central bank plans to resume accepting applications to establish new non-bank financial institutions by the end of 2026, after suspending new applications earlier this year to review and update licensing regulations. Visone Saysongkham, head of the non-bank financial institution supervision department at the Bank of the Lao PDR...

Khammouane Targets UNESCO Geopark Status to Boost Tourism

Khammouane is preparing a UNESCO bid for the Hinboun Geopark, hoping the international designation...

African Swine Fever Disrupts Pork Supplies, Beef Prices Rise in Vientiane

The pork shortage is putting pressure on Vientiane’s meat markets as African swine fever...

Lao Migrant Workers Send Home USD 500 Million in First Seven Months of 2026

Lao migrant workers sent an estimated USD 500.7 million back to Laos during the...

Laos, China Launch Digital Payment Link For Cross-Border Transactions

Laos and China have launched a new digital payment link that allows Chinese visitors...

AIA Better Lives Fund launches with a pledge to build a healthier future for Singapore

AIA wraps up ‘90 years in Singapore’ celebrations with South East Asia’s first tokidoki-themed run - tokidoki X AIA Better Lives Charity Run to...

ERA and CGS-CIMB Securities Sign MOU to Promote Financial Literacy and Empowerment

These initiatives will guide consumers, especially young adults, on building sustainable and diversified financial portfolios SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 2 November 2021 - Giants in the...

Prince Group Employee Wins 1st Place in Cambodia’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2022 Logo Design Competition

Winning entry is the official logo of Cambodia’s ASEAN ChairmanshipPHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - Media OutReach - 2 November 2021 - Prince Holding Group ("Prince Group"), one of...

72 countries celebrated the World Business Angel Investors Week

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 2 November 2021 - WBAW China: The World Business Angel Investors Week (WBAW) 2021 has successfully...

Every sixth Malaysian came across Forex before, and they are likely to become regular traders, OctaFX reports

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach - 2 November 2021 - If all the people familiar with Forex lived in the same city, it would have...

Namiton Launches the First Special Water Purifier with Hollow-Fiber Nanofiltration Membrane – Pushing the Envelope with Membrane Technology Innovation from Singapore

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 2 November 2021 - A special water-purifier series developed by Singapore-based Namiton Pte.Ltd. to provide direct access to drinking water has...